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Writing Biographies
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A quiz about writing a biography or autobiography.
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To plan a biography you need to ...
Watch a film/documentary about their life
All of the above if possible.
Read other biographical texts about them/conduct thorough research
Interview them
2
An autobiography is written by ...
Kermit the Frog
A journalist
The person who's story is being told
A professional writer
3
A writer's word choice includes mostly ...
Figurative language
Imaginative language
Factual language
Scientific language
4
Biographies are only written about famous people.
True
Sometimes
Only important famous people
False
5
The first paragraph includes...
An introduction which provides an overview of the person
Specific information about their personal life
Information mostly about their family
Random facts about the person's career
6
A biography is a ...
All of the above
Imaginative text
Persuasive text
Informative text
7
Biographical authors only write about success.
Yes, because that is what is interesting for a reader.
No, because it's the failures that make it interesting.
Yes, because who wants to know about failures?
No, because it's boring.
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A biography might include stories from
the person's childhood
the person's achievements
All of the above
the person's career
9
A biography tells the true story of another person's life.
FALSE
TRUE
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A biography must always be factual.
What does 'factual' mean?
True
What was the question again?
False
